Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey

Panel on High-Energy Astrophysics from Space

The panel will draft a report to the AASC on scientific opportunities and priorities within the field of high-energy astrophysics.

Roger Blandford, California Institute of Technology, Chair rdb@tapir.caltech.edu

Steven Kahn, Columbia University, Vice Chair skahn@carmen.phys.columbia.edu

Lars Bildsten, University of California at Berkeley bildsten@fire.berkeley.edu

France Cordova, University of California at Santa Barbara cordova@omni.ucsb.edu

Josh Grindlay, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics josh@cfa.harvard.edu

Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin mccammon@wisp.physics.wisc.edu

Peter Michelson, Stanford University peterm@leland.stanford.edu

Stephen S. Murray, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ssm@cfa.harvard.edu

Rene Ong, University of Chicago rene@hep.uchicago.edu

Craig Sarazin, University of Virginia cls7i@virginia.edu

Nick White, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center white@adhoc.gsfc.nasa.gov

Stan Woosley, University of California at Santa Cruz woosley@helios.ucsc.edu

The Panel will meet according to the schedule below (to be periodically updated). The agendas for meetings will be posted on the NRC Current Projects System.

Date	Location	Comments
January 7, 1999	Austin, Texas	Public Session at American Astronomical Society Meeting View Roger Blandford’s presentation from that meeting
January 9-10, 1999	Austin, Texas	First meeting of the panel Venue: AAS meeting
June 1, 1999	Chicago, Illinois	Public Session at the AAS Centennial Meeting
June 4-6, 1999	Chicago, Illinois	Second Meeting Agenda: Outside presentations Venue: AAS Centennial Meeting
August 5-7, 1999	Boulder, Colorado	Third and final meeting Agenda: Writing

Presentations on the work of the Panel

Roger: 2nd AASC meeting in Washington.